HARTFORD, Wis. —A Baptist church reverend said nearly $100,000 in damage was done to his church in Hartford last weekend.

"It had the grid work in the windows, you know, and the grid work was
all smashed out. The screens were laying in the front yard. He had
smashed them out so badly," First Baptist Church Rev. Michael Gordon
said.

Bowling Green, Ky (WBKO) A house that collects revenue for New Bethel Baptist Church in Bowling Green was vandalized about five months ago, making it unlivable.
Shortly after, the air conditioning unit at the church caved the ceiling in.

Shreveport, LA (KTBS) -
Pastor
Stacy Holden was surprised to hear the site of his new church,
Lighthouse Holiness Tabernacle, was vandalized two times in as many
weeks.

"In my wildest imaginations I wouldn't think that somebody would not
even have respect for the house of God," Holden said. "You would think
that people would have more of a conscience than that. Evidently, they
don't."

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bullet riddled glass, stolen musical instruments and
busted pipes are just some of the damage a Kansas City, Missouri
congregation said its church building has sustained over the last two
years.

RICHLAND COUNTY, SC — Nine Lower Richland
churches have been vandalized since Jan. 1 by thieves who are stealing
copper and aluminum from air conditioning units that in all will cost
more than $100,000 to replace.

Fort Myers, Fla.,- A mysterious symbol is sprayed onto church property three times in just two weeks.
It's a symbol the people at the United Methodist Church are concerned about.
They want to know what it means and why their church is the target.